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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 20, 1793
Page
4
An OCR fragment notes a presumed song sung by Marie Antoinette during confinement in the Temple Tower, titled Capitivity and attributed to Mrs. Croce or Crosue. The line suggests a lament by the queen while imprisoned in France.
Fragmentary verse fragment describes a captive princess in imprisonment. It laments grief and despair, noting a change of her beauty and hair by the third night. The speaker appeals to a higher power and recalls affliction and sorrow.
Fragments report stock prices at eleven and describe a muttering in St James's Park over the Guards deployment. Recap includes Prince of Wales and Duke of York attendance, a detachments bound for foreign service, and warnings of future campaigns with Holland and Russia. Also notes bank failures and merchant insolvencies amid wartime strain.
Amsterdam reports that the French army is badly fed clothed and paid with frequent desertions. Four hundred soldiers walked under Medricht walls hoping to parley with M. dutichamp. The Princes allow German speaking troops into pay, Ix la Chapelle residents dread French patriots and await Austrian relief as the States General rebuts the French war declaration. The Belgian calamities from the French presence are seen as a warning and unity among Republic subjects grows.
The piece alleges creditors of the Duke of Orleans target prisoners to relieve his debts, claims Egalite seeks divorce to wed Madame Elizabeth and arrange marriages for his son to Madame Royale, and warns the Queen’s life could be at stake. It recalls the Merence tale of torturous executions tied to infectious corpses.
News from the front notes four thousand Prussians entered Veno the day before yesterday while sixteen thousand have crossed the Rhine and occupy the quarter. The Austrian army at Wafenberg is about 32,000 with 24,000 under General Brautier near Malmedy. Three corps have free communications. Dumourier’s desertions rise. Grenadiers of Royal Deux Ponts are at Maefricht. lines resist the king’s death and national troops show cowardice. the Prince de Hesse blocks Meeffricit as the Marquis o Auticuampe secures leave for French to stay and perform duty.
RAMBURGH FEB 13 Reports describe bloodshed as Prussian forces entered Poland near Sierk and near Karge after Polish resistance. Prussian casualties included one killed and five wounded. Polish forces suffered numerous wounded, with several captured. The day also notes Stockbridge election decisions, a West Indies squadron deployment under Rear Admiral Gardner, and naval movements at Woolwich and Deptford. Additional items cover fortresses Maestricht and Breda and French privateer actions, with commentary on European outcomes and a trial postponement for Mr. Cooper of Middlesex.
Yesterday morning arrived at the General Post Office a mail and government dispatches from Lisbon by his Majesty's packet ship Fowies Captain Braithwaite after a passage of ten days from Falmouth. The Howe was chased by a cutter from about nine o'clock on Sunday till Monday afternoon. The cutter obliged the vessel Passengers by the Howe were Captain Foote of the Navy and Captain Carneille.
During the past month about one thousand recruits joined the army at this establishment, excluding independent companies. A party of horse was sent toward Ruth and Skerries to deter possible piracy under foreign commissions. The Friday embargo on vessels in British ports was suspended for colliers, fishing ships, trade vessels between Great Britain and Ireland, and all foreign ships ready to sail, except French vessels.
In the House of Commons on Saturday February 16 Mr Hobart read a paper to the Speaker detailing a formal declaration of war against France. Lord Kingborough proposed thanks to the King while Mr Cuffe praised the motion, calling the war just and a defense of the King, Constitution, and loyalists.
The King proclaims that any subject who enters or serves on French ships or vessels, or aids the enemies at sea, will incur death and all penalties of high treason and piracy. Given at St James's on February 26, 1793, in the 33rd year of the reign.
Tickets and shares in the guaranteed undrawn English State Lottery will continue to be sold at Hornsby and Co at Blo. 26 Cornhill London. Purchasers receive full prize amounts if their ticket or share is drawn, with correct numerical and register books available. AlFortless from the Country attended.
In Plymouth on February 18 a French privateer with 16 carriage pins chased several ships into the harbor and approached Penlee Point within a league despite two line of battle ships a 74 gun ship two sloops of war and a tender in the Sound. The privateer turned away to the east-southeast while merchantmen escaped. The Active sloop arrived carrying 196 anchors of spirits captured off the Lizard by the Perseus sloop of war. The Assistance a 50 gun ship sails for Gibraltar carrying Lord St Hexens and General O Hara. In Cawland Bay remain Cul loden and Powerful both 74 guns. Nautillus and Porcupine sloops of war near the island and main with volunteers for service arrive from Ireland.
On Monday February 18 Plymouth Dock reports arrival of His Majesty's ship Porcupine under Captain Buller from King's-road with volunteer seamen for the fleet. Cannon preparations at the gun-wharf proceed briskly for Scilly Island as men labor Sundays. His Majesty's sloop Nautilus, 16 guns, was chased into Plymouth Sound by two 28-gun French privateers on Saturday evening.
Portsmoth dispatch notes that Nymph Nemesis and Echo men of war, along with the Boston and Iphigenia frigates, arrived with convoy after cruize. On February 19 crews prepared for foreign service with ships Queen 98 Orion 74 Leopard sq Experiment 44 Woolwich 44 ordered for deployment.
Five ships including the Amity Claike the Cybele Wree son Urania Clarke arrived from Havré-de-Grace on Sunday morning the 17th carrying wheat to France. They obtained from the National Convention a Confidential Pass valid against capture for twenty years.
Birth notices report the Lady of Capt. Tyndale delivering a daughter at Stamford Hill, and Lady Viscountess Sepford giving birth to a son at St James's Place. A marriage is listed in Lisbon between Mr Robert Smith jun of St Paul’s Church Yard and Miss Bowden of Lisbon. A death mentions Rev Dr Ambrose Kent of Sanderton and Berkeley who collapsed after stopping at a bank.
Ships arrive from Amsterdam New Norfolk London Jamaica Baltimore and Cadiz London and Bristol areas report naval shifts. Admiral M'Bride moves flag to Syren in the Downs with Leopard and other ships. Bank stock and bonds prices listed amid a dense financial brief including indigo bets and East India ships.
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